05-31-2011, 08:39 AM
This is my first time posting after a couple of years of just reading, but I could not contain myself on this issue.
The simple fact is, the law is NO FISHING OFF THE DOCKS! It doesn't matter if some misguided law enforcement official gives you a free pass, it is against the law and could lead to an accident and/or possibly death. I certainly do not believe I am too high and mighty for following the law, I just know better.
On a higher note, the last time I fished the opener, yes, I do it too, I saw a gentlemen fishing by the County boat dock from shore, and doing quite well, hook a fish and then hand the rod over to a little boy standing on the dock. He let the boy fight the fish and then keep it. Might I add that the boy and his family had just walked up and started casting, literally, right over that mans line. I do believe I saw my first example of "Turning the other Cheek" that will stay with me for a long time.
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The simple fact is, the law is NO FISHING OFF THE DOCKS! It doesn't matter if some misguided law enforcement official gives you a free pass, it is against the law and could lead to an accident and/or possibly death. I certainly do not believe I am too high and mighty for following the law, I just know better.
On a higher note, the last time I fished the opener, yes, I do it too, I saw a gentlemen fishing by the County boat dock from shore, and doing quite well, hook a fish and then hand the rod over to a little boy standing on the dock. He let the boy fight the fish and then keep it. Might I add that the boy and his family had just walked up and started casting, literally, right over that mans line. I do believe I saw my first example of "Turning the other Cheek" that will stay with me for a long time.
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